Mold for earth fences



L. BARTON. MOLD FOR EARTH FENCES,

( No Model.)

'Patented'Jan. 24

UNITED STATES PATENT .FFICE; Y

LAFAYETTE BARTON, ,OF SHERWOOD, MICHIGAN.

MOLD FOR EARTH sauces.

SPECIFICATION forming'part of- Letters Patent at. 376,536, dated January"24, 1888.

Application filed June 3,1886. Serial No. 204,019. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LAFAYETTE BARTON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Sherwood, in the county of Branch and State ofMichigan, have'invented certain new ,and useful Improvements in Moldsfor Earth reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. I My invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in molds for building earth trate my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view of the adjustable frame-work or casing whichisemployed for building a fencein accordance'with my invention. Fig. 2is an end View; Fig. 3, a vertical sectional view, and

- Fig. 4 isa sectional view taken through the line -00 of Fig. 2. v

A refers to the side pieces, which may be of any suitable height orlength, said side pieces consisting of a series of longitudinal boards,a a, which are provided at their up-I per and lower edges withoutwardly-projecting battens b and b, between which are secured verticalbars 0, which are rigidly connected thereto and to the longitudinal barsa by means of nails or other securing devices. One end of the sidepieces, A-for instance, at the terminal of the fencehas rigidly attachedthereto a board, B, which projects inwardly over the boards a afor aslight distance,.said board being bolted to the last vertical batten, c,of the section, thus providing said section with an inwardly-projectingflange, against which the end board, 0, may. abut. The end board, 0,

, isprovided with tapering sides, and its upper portion has a transversebatten, d, which will lieover the upper edges of the side sections,

can be built which will be regular in construeand the sides are slightlytapered, each side' converging equally toward the top.

D refers to clamp-bars, which are placed over the top edges of the sidepieces, so as to hold them'in position andprevent them from I 5 5 beingspread when the earth is thrown between them, the lower portions of saidbars being held imposition from outward expansion by pins E, which aredriven inthe'ground,'. the longitudinal board b 'rbearing against thesepins. In putting up theframe-work oneof the tie piecesD may be providedwith a plumbbob, so as to assist inplacing the center ofthe frame inproper position. One' of the ends of I one of the side pieces, A, may becut at an angle, as shown in Fig. 1, which-is desirable in turning acorner, and the next adjacent sec-- 'tion will abut against this angularportion, while the outer side extends to the. opposite side of theframe;-

In building an earth fence the frame here inbefore described is set up,as shown in Fig. 1, and the earth is thrown between the side pieces andrammed or packed. After the earth has been sufficiently packed and. the'75 frame completely filled said frame can be taken down and moved asthe construction'of'the fence progresses. By the employment of thedevice hereinbefore described'an earth Ifence -tion and the sides willbe equal. Besides producinga fence of uniform construction, the Ibuilding may be carried on much more rapidly. P I I I am aware that itis not broadly new to cm- 8'5 able frame, as shown in the patent ofLewis B. Budd, datedJuly 26, 1881, and I do not there fore claim what isshown in said patent; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I I Amold for earth fences, comprising the sides A,inc1ined inward towardeach other and wider apartatv their base than at their upper edges, andconstructed of longitudinallyarranged 5 side boards, a, secured tovertical'bars c, which are attached at their upper and lower ends-tooutwardly-projecting battens b b, the stakes E, driven against the outeredges of the lower ploy in the construction of earth fences'amovbattens, b, to prevent the sidesfrom spreadroe ing at this point, theremovable top tie-bars B, and the transverse batten d, substantially D,having end projections overlapping the as described. 10 top battens, b,to prevent the'sides from spread- In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in ing at their upper portions, the inwardly-expresence of twowitnesses.

5 tending end strips, B, bolted to an end strip, LAFAYETTE BARTON.

O, secured to the sides A, the end board, 0, Witnesses: having taperingsides bearing against the in- WVARREN HENRY,

weirdly-extending edges of the boards or strips D. R. SPENCER.

